The Director General of Lagos State Sports Commission, Lekan Fatodu, has said that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is proud of the giant strides so far attained by the Lagos Women Run.
Fatodu stated this at the finish point of the 2024 edition of the event, which was the ninth edition, held on Saturday in Lagos State.
He said that women empowerment is one of the key priorities of the Governor Sanwo-Olu administration.
The Lagos State Sports Commission DG was all over the place at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, where the participants converged to receive their certificates, prizes and afterwards had an after-event party.
Fatodu interacted with the participants, runners and foreign guests who came to the finish point even with their families, assuring them of the continuous support of the Lagos State Government for the Lagos Women Run.
He said: “The Governor (Samwo-Olu) is so passionate about the fitness, wellness and empowerment of women and that is why this programme is always supported every year.
“The governor is happy it is getting better.
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“I have seen participants from abroad and some from other states of the federation.
“It is good for people to appreciate the tourism potentials in the state through the women run.
“The pre-event like training and EXPO are other good aspects we are proud of because these could change the life of some of the participants forever.”
The DG also assured that the 10th edition of the LWR would be very historic and elaborate in all aspects.
“We are going to plan big for it and make it memorable,” he stressed.
A Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Emem, Usoro, flagged off the ninth edition of the race at the Tafawa Balewa Square, but more importantly, she completed it with the runners.
Joy Abiye David won the race with a time of 38:35:21 ahead of Cameroon’s Liliane Nguesta, who finished with a time of 40:02:54.
Charity Ogofure was third with her 40:09:23 effort.
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